Question: I cannot tell if these are eggs or not!

[ky4nn4]

Hey guys!
So I've recently put my two axies together in a large 40 gallon breeder tank, and I had noticed before that my leucistic's cloaca region was getting rather large.
Then one day I saw two white, round objects floating in the tank that really resembled eggs. Up until that day I believed she was actually a he. I wanted to know if female cloaca regions get larger before mating season?
Now back to my main question, I'm not entirely sure of the sexes of my axolotls because they just keep surprising me everyday.
But today, I noticed these weird white things in their tank!

Are these eggs?
There is only several of them and they are all scattered around the tank, encased in some weird transparent film.

 

[ZombieAxolotl]

Is this film a gelatinous bubble? Stuck to things?

If so, then yup, look like eggs.

 

[ky4nn4]

Hey Katie, thanks so much for your reply.
I thought eggs had a gelatinous sphere-like film surrounding them, but this film just seems to be holding the "egg" down to the sand. The white part of the "egg" is also not round, it's kind of half-moon shaped. Could it be me female releasing all her old eggs preparing for a new batch for my male to fertilize?
Should I remove them and put them into a fry tank yet to see what happens?

 

[nephiarising]

All my little egglets look like those half moons when they're four or five days old, so they definitely could be! I'd be willing to say that they are indeed.

 

[ky4nn4]

Is it okay to move them ?

 

[RenitaO]

I've read the rest of the discussion and it definitely sounds like those are eggs. Perhaps there are more eggs hidden somewhere? Usually when my axies lay eggs they are everywhere.

It is safe to move the eggs, breeders often either move the parents or move the eggs after they are laid. Plus, if your eggs are already half moon shapes, they'll be hatching in a week or so. It would be best to move them, in that case. The jelly around them helps protect the egg, so you can pick them up. If they're attached to something, like a plant or rock, just gently scrape them off as far from the egg as possible. That jelly layer will protect them even then.

 

[ky4nn4]

I appreciate all the feedback from everyone!
I just went back to remove all the eggs and put them into a fry tank,
only to find a single egg left. I think they got eaten

 

[ky4nn4]

Oh my goodness guys! I just realized the pictures I posted earlier are sperm sacks!
The actual eggs are being laid as we speak!

Heres a pic!

 

[Kerry M]

Oh my goodness guys! I just realized the pictures I posted earlier are sperm sacks!
The actual eggs are being laid as we speak!

Heres a pic!

I had a feeling they were spermatophores. Congratulations! You must be super excited ?

 

[ky4nn4]

I am so excited! As soon as I saw them I ran up 2 flights of stairs to wake up my partner and scream with joy!!!

 

[RenitaO]

Oh my goodness guys! I just realized the pictures I posted earlier are sperm sacks!
The actual eggs are being laid as we speak!

Heres a pic!

That is so exciting! I love the colors in your tank. Congratulations 8D

 

[racheljritchie]

Exciting Mine had her first clutch of eggs 3-4 weeks ago and i was soooo excited

How many has she laid or is she still going?

 

[ky4nn4]

I think there's about 300 eggs in there!

 

[mikeg]

Are your axolotls GFP? The eggs look like they are glowing green.

 

[racheljritchie]

Are your axolotls GFP? The eggs look like they are glowing green.

what is GFP?

 

[Kaysie]

Green Fluorescing Protein, the 'glowing' axolotls.

 

[HodgeaPodge]

Congrats! Good luck taking care of them all.

 

[layna]

Hahaha this post made me giggle, i was like "what if its sperm and shes collecting it, shes going to be dissapointed" then it was! hehehe

 

[racheljritchie]

Green Fluorescing Protein, the 'glowing' axolotls.

i have never heard of these oooo i am going to do a search

 

[layna]

you cant get them in the uk